They can range in size from just a few inches tall to more than 12 feet in the case of the tree ferns. Some types of ferns are tropical. Others quite hardy. Their versatility aside, ferns are valuable in the home and garden because they prefer shade. In the landscape, ferns bring fresh green life to those hard-to-design dim corners.
Prokaryotic cells have various shapes; the four basic shapes are: Cocci - spherical Bacilli - rod shaped Spirochaete - spiral shaped Vibrio - comma shaped.
Typical prokaryotic cell structure (Enlarged view) Prokaryotic cell structure is simpler than that of a eukaryote. Whereas a eukaryotic cell has multiple chromosomes that are contained in a membrane-bounded nucleus and, usually, a variety of other membrane-bounded organelles, prokaryotes lack such structures.